Monday, July 18, 2016

An employee of Eskola Roofing working at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama was killed after he was struck by lightning












By Erin Edgemon | eedgemon@al.com
 
on July 16, 2016 at 10:36 AM, updated July 16, 2016 at 10:44 AM



Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville is home to two of the most popular government agencies, according to a recent survey. (Eric Schultz/eschultz@al.com)Paul Gattis | pgattis@al.com

The Redstone Arsenal employee believed to have been struck by lightning on Thursday night has died from his injuries, WHNT reported.

The man, whose name hasn't been released, died Thursday night at UAB's Trauma Burn Intensive Care Unit.

"We are very saddened at the loss of our Teammate," said COL Tom Holliday, Garrison Commander, Redstone Arsenal. "We should all remember the family and friends during this time and rally around them."

The man, who worked for Eskola Roofing, a subcontractor of CCI Inc., was near Building 5681 doing exterior building maintenance at the time of his injury.

An official cause of death has yet to be released.